Information about
teachers' salaries and certification requirements is available for the years
1910 through 1929 through a series of articles which appeared in the Western
Star from May 27/July 5, 1956. These articles were based on the minute book
for Ridge School made available to the writer of the articles by Harry D. Lollar,
who was clerk of the Ridge School board for a number of years. beginning January
7, 1924. (Information about the activities and membership of the Board appears
in a section about The Ridge School itself.)

Salaries and Certification of teachers at Ridge School 1910-1929

March 24,
1910 - Board hired Miss Verna Leming, who had a two-year certificate,
which she secured through examination by County Examiners. J. M. Hamilton, W.
P. Vandervoort, and C. H. Young. Her scores were: Orthography 8, Reading 9,
Writing 8-l/2, Arithmeic 7-l/2, Geography 8-l/2, Theory and Practice 9, Physiology
8-l/2 and Literature 9. Miss Leming was paid $50 a month and an extra $3 for
janitor services.1911-1912 - Miss Margery Monfort was hired but resigned to
teach in the Lebanon Schools. Myrtle Snell was hired and was not only given
teaching and janitor salary but was allowed $12.50 for attending the Warren
County Teachers Institute. The salary was raised to $55 a month. October 28, 1915 - The board moved to "make some arrangements
to have music taught in the school and to try to get a part of the money from
the state for paying for same" Prf. M. C. Morey was hired at 75 cents per
lesson ($1.50 a week)., "the lessons to be thirty minutes long immediately
after school." At a later date Vada McPherson was hired to teach music
at $1.00 a person, and in 1917 Mrs. Hawley Clark was employed as the music teacher
for $11.00 per month.1916-1920 - During the years that Mrs. Floy Whitacre taught,
her salary rose from $70 a month to $1,000 for the school term of 9-l/2 months,
with $5 per month janitor fee.1921 - Miss Dolly Stump was hired for $100 a month; For the
first time an expenditure of $55.70 appears for payment into the Teacher's Retirement
System.1923 - Miss Chrystine Crane received a reduced salary of $810
for a nine months' term, but in 1924 her salary was again made $100 per month
plus janitor fees. The salaries varied according to how many years' experience
the teacher had had. January 7, 1929 - Mrs. Mamie Retallick, (teacher since 1927)
was rehired at $1,000,
a salary increase refused, probably because the hard times of the Depression
were already being felt.

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